Monday, June 27, 2016

you can't see them but my new bee/butterfly flower bed has tiny, little green things growing in it.

i mixed up a bunch of different flower types that attract pollinators and i can't wait to see what comes up! jambaloney also dug trenches in front of the tire of the red, old hay-rake thingy and i planted morning glories in front of both tires.

they should climb up the wheels and spokes and look really pretty! this is the newest flower bed jambaloney made for me - it's for nasturtiums.

we'll rake out the grass tomorrow, rock it and i will plant nasturtiums. nasturtium flowers are delicious fresh in salads and sandwiches, or just as garnishes on a plate - but you can also dry them and make your own spice! you can learn more here.

W - we have buds on the grapevines - woohoo!

does anyone know what these beautiful, white flowers are called? i love them....but am too lazy right now to look them up - bahahah!

look at these beautiful trout:

and they sure made for a tasty supper!

we grilled them on the bbq and had fresh made dill, garlic and goat yoghurt dip, guacamole with tons of cilantro and also a little bit of goat yoghurt, some amazing losbster and dill macaroni salad and some lightly sauteed spinach. yummeh!

since W is always asking for updates on the cats...and he is especially interested in edgar...here's edgar sleeping on the summer clothes box that jambaloney just got out of the attic.

he'll probably use it as his little bed until september when the summer clothes go back up to the attic! and i will be summer clothes-less - bahahahah!

our one cat puts up with him laying near him, our other puts up with him from a bit of a distance and our Frankie-Blue-Eyes hates the living crap out of him. but edgar comes and goes where he pleases, has absolutely no sense of personal space so gets growled at and belted in the head several times a day....but he is so tiny and so cute. he's eating us out of house and home but he needs to eat and sleep as much as he wants. he is finally feeling like this is his home and instead of taking off for several hours a day....seems to want to be in the house, in one of his brother's favourite spots, p*issing off his brothers in the process and not seeming to notice. and he is one tough little cutie!

there's a whole pile of crazy happening in the world lately. we choose not to let it get us down or upset our lives. it's not to say that we aren't aware of current events locally, provincially, nationally and internationally - but we just try to stay focused on petting cats, feeding cats, our garden, playing cards, jambaloney's daily contract work, putting up preps, hottubbing, swinging, wandering around our property - do we have the perfect life? ummmm.....that would be a huuuuge NO! but we CHOOSE to try and make it as perfect as can be.

and if you have never eaten a raw nasturtium flower - go grow some and try them! and then make salmon and cream cheese stuffed nasturtium flowers.

if you want to forget about the worries of the world for 5 minutes of pure bliss - eat these. you can find my recipe here.

I love nasturtium flowers in my salads, but never thought to stuff them with cream cheese and smoked salmon - you are the BEES' KNEES! Edgar looks like a tough little niblet and I am sure he will win them all over. He is one beautiful little cat.

I've never had nasturtium flowers in anything. I'll have to try planting them next season. Fresh Salmon....YUM!!!! Especially that from Alaska or up your way. Your trout looks amazing, I'm sitting here jealous Jambaloney was able to fish you some fresh fish.

I read every post you write and eagerly look forward to them. I don't regularly comment,but today I want to say how your wonderful outlook on life lifts my spirits. I agree each life is not perfect but when I see our little homestead through less critical eyes, it is truly beautiful, and your comments today made me understand that anew. May you both have a nice day. :)

Edgar seems to be settling in pretty well. We have four new "house cats", they are Midget, Basthet, Beorn, and Penrod. Their mom came to live with us from the kids city, and she was pregnant unbeknownst to anyone.

I am going to take some pictures of my squash and post them, and see if you can tell me why we don't have any squash! They blossomed well but to squash to be seen.

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Who Are We?

we are jambaloney and kymber. here's a pic of us below...we look very happy and content. it's because we really are!

About jambaloney

(he's only 23 in this pic...he has 20+years of additional muscle now...if you can believe it!)

kymber here and talking about jambaloney.

i've always called him my angel. my rock. my best half. the best part of what i have always wanted to become.

he has a soul as big as the biggest mountain, he is strong, he is in incredible physical condition, he is 51 and yet most people think he is under 40. he is humble and modest, charming, gorgeous and will help anyone with anything at anytime. he never grumbles and only every now and again complains or is a tiny bit cranky (nothing that a hug can't fix!). he can cut both sides out of 70 tires in minutes, build raised beds from scrap wood that he drags out of the forest, weedwhack 800ft of our road down to the river, and haul more wheelbarrows of dirt, mulch, rocks and seaweed than is probably medically-advised. he's learned how to braid, make bread and no one makes better rice - not even the chinese. he supports my every, crazy endevour. he went 44 years without a driver's license and got his license after being trained by my crazily-wonderful french canadian friend in 2 weeks. she never stopped talking the whole time. in french.

he has biked everywhere his entire life, at one job he biked 24km EACH WAY. that's to and from! 24km to work AND 24km from work! oh and just accidentally has an honours degree in philosophy.

i believe that he is Our Lord's most beautiful and perfect creation. but i might be biased. he can very accurately shoot a ben pearson cougar re-curve from both the left and right. and his aim is dead on.

he is bow-legged and only 5'7", but has the most incredible eyes. and a tiny mole on his upper lip. he writes the most romantic "insta-poems". he tells me he loves me several times a day. he calls me "babe" and "honey". and he means it.he loves hot sauce and spicey things like cayenne and banana peppers, he buys (or now picks) me flowers, he left a lucrative, high-paying IT job and his family to follow me here to this remote little island. he builds me shelves and washes all of our laundry with me by hand.

oh and he was baptized Anglican. and was an alter boy. sheesh. somehow, through my intervention, i am turning him into a pagan-christian-fundamentalist-confuscian. look, even i can't figure that out!

the name jambaloney is a nickname that i gave him over 10 years ago. he still uses it. he can be reached at "jambaloney@gmail.com". he loves comments or emails. and he loves me.

if i were given the opportunity to wish one thing for the world - i would wish that every woman on the planet had a jambaloney. i know that i could save the world this way. i have friends who have asked me to clone him. i am trying. believe me, i am trying. one day i will perfect the science involved, and when that happens, i promise all of you a jambaloney.

i love him more than...breathing, lobster, boiled dinner, fresh bread out of the oven, bugging out, singing back up for Madonna (ok...i made that one up!), fresh sheets on the bed, a glass of red wine after a long day, sunflower seeds, lavender, growing my own potatoes, T.S. Eliot, dancing, my babies (who are really just cranky old cats!) and the Bible.

i love him more than i love Framboise Manor. and i really love Framboise Manor.

About kymber

(this pic might seem odd. trust me, it's not. 20 yrs ago kymber went shopping with a girlfriend from the military and bought this dress. then she hooked up with that girlfriend recently. they caught up through email and one day kymberz friend mentioned that specific dress. kymber said she still had it (kymber still has her prom gown for crying out loud!). the friend did not believe it. so we had to take a pic of kymber wearing the 20yr old dress for her friend. kymber always likes to add accessories...and well, we had the bunny ears laying around. ya know, cuz everyone always has pink bunny ears laying around. ok, that's it...i am out of here! jambaloney)

what can i say about kymber?? A LOT!!most of it will have to wait for blog entries ‘cuz i just don’t have enough space here to do her justice…

so i’ll have to do my best… first and foremost, kymber is my partner and i will love her forever. she is the best partner anyone could ever have, i am one lucky guy!! she is 46, she is sweet as can be, smart as a whip, super cute, exceptionally feminine, strong as an ox, honest, kind, empathetic, wise, an amazing dancer, a master wit in speaking and writing….i could go on..i will!

at 5’ 1’’ she packs a wallop – a true force of nature -she is a master gardener and chef and spent 10 years in the Canadian Military – she has done 2 tours of Alert (the north bloody-cold pole). she is a UN-certified Korean linguist and spoils our 2 cats rotten. she also spent 12yrs working in the federal government, as a communications analyst at SolGen (now PSEPC) and Fintrac. she loves nature in the true sense of the phrase..the wildflowers, insects and birds here at framboise manor keep her entranced and captivated for hours.

anyone who is her friend knows that she will stop at nothing to help and heal, dedication and loyalty are an integral part of who she is and she is dead serious about anything she puts her mind to. yet she maintains the most delicate touch and a smile on her face always, never afraid to live and love no matter where and when.

she is the most genuine human being i have ever met! and she has encouraged me to embark on the most crazy and exciting adventure i could imagine… thank you babe - i sooo love you!!!